Many thought the mother took the beating too far, especially for disciplining a teenager.

“There is something so sick and disturbing about going out of your way to embarrass your child. Especially, when your form of discipline is about embarrassing your child for natural urges we all experience at 16 years old,” writer Veronica Wells wrote in a post on the lifestyle blog, MadameNoire.

Others said her use of the medium sent the wrong message.

“To put this on social media is showing her it’s OK to put your business out there,” said a commenter on the teen’s Facebook page. “What happened to ‘what goes on in my house stay in my house'”?

The teen seemed to take responsibility in her own post saying that she shouldn’t have embarrassed her mother and that she shouldn’t have been doing what she was doing.

She said she loves her mother and she understands why her mom did what she did.

“I know next time to just keep my business to myself.”

No charges pending

The uproar prompted law enforcement to look into the incident.

The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department received several phone calls from concerned citizens who saw the Facebook Live video, spokesman Sonny Cohrs said.

Special Victims Unit officers followed up and spoke to the mother and daughter, he said. Although the daughter said she feels safe in her home, the case has been referred to the Department of Children and Family Services for follow-up, he said. There are no charges pending.

The Department of Children and Family Services did not immediately reply to CNN’s request for comment.